Yûsuke Watanabe
Writer · Born September 20, 1970 (56) · Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
- September 20, 1970 (56)
- Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
- Writer
- 16 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
What are Yûsuke Watanabe's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 7
Grounded 1 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 7
Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3
Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous6
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Yûsuke Watanabe's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Crunchyroll
Subscription and free streaming for Yûsuke Watanabe's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
40 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
Masked NINJA Akakage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Bloody Love Kageki Baban Baban Ban Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Fermat's Cuisine(2023)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Dr. Chocolate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
NieR:Automata Ver1.1a(2023)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Graduation Time Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Mr. Grim Reaper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Talio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Detective Novice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Signal 100(2019)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Fable(2019)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Rent-a-Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Perfect Insider(2015)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Attack on Titan: Part 2(2015)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Attack on Titan Part 1(2015)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Joker Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
ST: Aka to Shiro no Sôsa File the Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
ST MPD Scientific Investigation Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Monsterz(2014)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Gatchaman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
ST～警視庁科学特捜班～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
ST Keishichou Kagaku Tokusou-han (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Future Diary Another World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective - (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
ミエルオンナ月子～真夏の夜のコワーイ話～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Gantz: Perfect Answer(2011)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Another Gantz(2011)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Gantz(2010)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Fugitive Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Kami no Shizuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Bloody Monday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Tokyo Air Raid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Shiori and Shimiko's Bizarre Case Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Robo Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Detective School Q (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Nobuta wo produce(2005)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 37 titles from 2007 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
Highest rated
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Yûsuke Watanabe's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Yûsuke Watanabe's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Yûsuke Watanabe work with?
People who share at least 2 of Yûsuke Watanabe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kanata Hongô shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Shinsuke SatôShared titles: Another Gantz (2011), Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011), Gantz (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Shinsuke Satô
- Shinji HiguchiShared titles: Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015), Attack on Titan: Part 2 (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Shinji Higuchi
- Yukihiko TsutsumiShared titles: 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (2009), 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Writers
- Hiroya OkuShared titles: Another Gantz (2011), Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011), Gantz (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Hiroya Oku
- Hajime IsayamaShared titles: Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015), Attack on Titan: Part 2 (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Hajime Isayama
- J. Michael TatumShared titles: Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015), Attack on Titan: Part 2 (2015)See all 2 shared titles with J. Michael Tatum
- Tomohiro MachiyamaShared titles: Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015), Attack on Titan: Part 2 (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Tomohiro Machiyama
Actors
- Kanata HongôShared titles: Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015), Attack on Titan: Part 2 (2015), Another Gantz (2011), Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011), Gantz (2010)See all 5 shared titles with Kanata Hongô
- Takahiro MiuraShared titles: The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021), Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015), Attack on Titan: Part 2 (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Takahiro Miura
- Satomi IshiharaShared titles: Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015), Attack on Titan: Part 2 (2015), Monsterz (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Satomi Ishihara
- Kazunari NinomiyaShared titles: Another Gantz (2011), Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011), Gantz (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Kazunari Ninomiya
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Kenji KawaiShared titles: The Perfect Insider (2015), Monsterz (2014), Another Gantz (2011), Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011), Gantz (2010)See all 5 shared titles with Kenji Kawai
- Taro KawazuShared titles: Another Gantz (2011), Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011), Gantz (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Taro Kawazu
- Tsuyoshi ImaiShared titles: Another Gantz (2011), Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011), Gantz (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Tsuyoshi Imai
- Shirô SagisuShared titles: Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015), Attack on Titan: Part 2 (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Shirô Sagisu
Producers
- Takahiro SatôShared titles: Monsterz (2014), Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011), Gantz (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Takahiro Satô
- Yoshishige ShimataniShared titles: Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011), Gantz (2010), 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Yoshishige Shimatani
- Bernard EdlingtonShared titles: Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015), Attack on Titan: Part 2 (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Bernard Edlington
- Tenshoku IwataShared titles: Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015), Attack on Titan: Part 2 (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Tenshoku Iwata